I knew a couple of people going in to the program so I had a little bit of an advantage. What I did was watch other people in the beginning. The girls that talked about partying and drinking all...
I'm a traditional student going to a university (and living in the dorms) and it is pretty expensive. I pay about $7,000 (not including books, uniforms, or other supplies) for tuition, meal plan, and...
I'm only in my first semester of classes so I don't spend too much extra time in open lab because the things we are doing is just foundation stuff (CNA). But I was in there before my foundation skill...
First actual day of clinical! At least the first day we were allowed to do patient care. And it was AWESOME. Got up at 5 am (the not so awesome part but its whatever) while my poor roommate was...
I'm in my first semester as well and all I can say is get enough sleep, take some time for yourself (I know, impossible!), and try to keep up. It's a wild ride but I wouldn't have it any other
I got my letter on Friday the 13th (of Jan. 2012). It was my last chance to apply for the program that I not only worked my butt off for but also it was my last chance to stay at the university I...
I'm trying to get a feel of what I'm going to be doing in the future. Could someone tell me what a regular day looks like for just a regular floor nurse? It doesn't really matter what specialty it is,...
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm in my first official semester of nursing school and it has been absolutely crazy and stressful. (more so than doing prereqs which was bad enough) I really...
The past couple weeks have been CRAZY. Pretty much running on caffeine but I am loving it! I haven't started clinicals yet (not until October) but I do go to orientation of the facility tomorrow! Last...
Can anyone explain what a therapeutic range is? Also the difference between antagonist and agonist. My professor and our textbook don't do a good job of describing both so I'm a little bit
Thanks so much for the explanations -- sometimes it helps a lot to hear things worded differently! One more question, is the therapeutic range the same as the therapeutic
You aren't alone! I'm really shy too, especially with people in authority (aka, professors). I try to go out of my comfort zone in class and especially in clinicals. It can be really hard, but I've...
I hear you about scary professors! I started on Tuesday and just had one class that day from 2-5. Wednesday is clinical day and it was cancelled yesterday because we just started. Just for that one...
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. I'm going to be a junior but it's my first official semester of nursing school. I'm a semester behind because I didn't get into the program the first time around...
I just started today so I don't know how much this will help but I'm not sure if I'm going to be making a lot of good friends with my classmates. Most of the girls in my class already have their...
I just started nursing school and I fully expect to do the "dirty work" that the CNAs have to do not only throughout school but also after. Yeah its not pleasant but if nurses can't be bothered to do...
I am so glad I found this thread! I start my first official semester of nursing school tomorrow and I am soooo excited/nervous. I will be graduating at the tail end of 2014 in December. Right now I am...
I didn't have to do fingerprinting, but I did have to do a background check. If the dean says not to worry about it, don't let it stress you out! Hope they come back soon
Good luck!! I'm like you, really really really excited to start nursing classes September 4th! I've been working towards that day for the past 2 years and I cannot
I shopped around for my textbooks literally since I got the list back in May. From everywhere I looked, Amazon almost always had the better price by $20 to $30. Buying from the school bookstore would...
My program was really hard to get into. I go to a university and the program takes about 40 people per semester. Normally students apply at the end of freshman year which is when I applied first....
Praying for you and your mother! Most people would have given up at this point after all those struggles, but you have gone after what you want and I believe that you can make it all the way through...